In considering the vitamin B-12 fortification of flour, it is important to know who is at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency and whether those individuals would benefit from flour fortification. This article reviews current knowledge of the prevalence and causes of vitamin BI 2 deficiency and considers whether fortification would improve the status of deficient subgroups of the population. In large...

Bouchra Sayed Ahmad1,3, Thierry Talou1, Evita Straumite2, Martins Sabovics2, Zanda Kruma2, Zeinab 3 Saad3, Akram Hijazi3 and Othmane Merah1,4 4 5 1Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle, LCA, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Toulouse, France 6 ; [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 7 2Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Technology, Latvi...

The potential impact of wheat flour fortification with iron and folic acid was assessed using data about food purchases from the nationally representative 2000 Guatemalan Living Standards Measurement Survey. Of 7265 households, 35% were indigenous and 57% rural; 11% were extremely poor, 35% were poor, and 54% were nonpoor. The percentage of households that purchased wheat flour, sweet bread, Fr...

This review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of voluntary fortification as an option to address the occurrence of inadequate micronutrient intakes in population subgroups in Europe. Although legislation is harmonised across the European Union, fortification practices and patterns of consumption of fortified foods vary considerably between countries. While the proportion of children consum...

In preparation for a proposed large-scale food fortification program in Cameroon, we completed a nationally representative, cross-sectional, cluster survey to assess the consumption patterns of four potentially fortifiable foods (refined vegetable oil, wheat flour, sugar, and bouillon cube) by women and children. Thirty clusters were randomly chosen in each of three ecologic zones (south, north...

Tables Table 1. Summary of intervention and evaluation designs of recent studies reviewed, 1995–99 12 Table 2. Summary of information gaps and research needs relative to the efficacy and effectiveness of food-based approaches for reducing vitamin A deficiencies 44 Table 3. Summary of information gaps and research needs relative to the efficacy and effectiveness of food-based approaches for redu...

This paper, based on the symposium "Is 'Processed' a Four-Letter Word? The Role of Processed Foods in Achieving Dietary Guidelines and Nutrient Recommendations in the U.S." describes ongoing efforts and challenges at the nutrition-food science interface and public health; addresses misinformation about processed foods by showing that processed fruits and vegetables made important dietary contri...